Once USC alum Darin Gray got his first taste of teaching, he couldn’t give it up. For decades, he’s helped educate Angelenos in science and math through USC Viterbi’s K-12 STEM Center.
It took a while for Cat Moore to learn how to create meaningful relationships. Now she’s helping USC students overcome the challenges and isolation caused by the pandemic.
Though Patricio Ginelsa only makes films in his spare time, his recent passion project, Lumpia with a Vengeance, is winning awards and charming audiences.
They disinfect hospital rooms and feed neighbors in need. These members of the Trojan Family take action in times of crisis.
A university kitchen that normally prepares student meals is crafting healthy fare for L.A.’s older adults in need.
Intense daily disinfecting work by a dedicated team of custodians keeps essential employees and others across USC’s two main campuses safer amid the COVID-19 emergency.
Maria Saravia loves how her job at Keck Hospital of USC helps protect patients and health workers alike.
A new matching system from USC’s Emeriti Center brings together Trojans from all walks of life who may feel isolated due to COVID-19 social distancing.
The “We Fight as One” campaign sends support to Keck Medicine of USC through tees — and encouragement on social media.
As many USC employees work remotely, their letters and parcels amass on campus. The university’s mail specialists explain how they handle the postal pileup with rigorous safety precautions.
Gorjana Bezmalinovic has to balance three classes, 20 teaching assistants, 800 students and a loving family. Somehow, she gets it all done.
USC’s public safety officers and support staff discuss what it’s like to patrol and protect a nearly empty campus during a pandemic.
A dedicated team of kitchen workers is still serving hundreds of meals a day to USC students and others on the University Park Campus, with care and safety in mind.
Experts in information technology and teaching are assisting USC’s faculty and students in temporarily shifting to an online learning environment with tools like Blackboard and Zoom.
Trojan Table events bring USC retirees and current students together for free homestyle dinners on the University Park Campus.
During his tenure, more than 50 Trojan teams finished in the top 10 at their NCAA championships, including four that won NCAA titles.
USC honors Constance Rodgers, executive assistant to eight deans at the USC Price School, as she retires after 56 years of dedication to the university.
In the president’s annual address, Wanda M. Austin praises staff and faculty accomplishments and calls for USC to cultivate a community that works together.
Stacy Giwa is helping the university reflect on and strengthen its culture, emphasizing ethical decision-making and transparency.
Katherine Greenwood and Thomas Kosakowski explain their new roles and offer examples of the kind of issues that might be brought to them as ombuds.
In newly created roles, Katherine Greenwood and Thomas Kosakowski will provide independent, confidential and impartial support for the university community.
Mark Manley plans to strengthen USC’s culture of integrity and accountability while tracking sensitive complaints and investigations across the university.
Michael Blanton will oversee a new office dedicated to handling complaints and sensitive investigations across the university.
Under the guidance of Albert Checcio, the university has raised more than $6.6 billion since 2011. It is one of only three U.S. institutions to remain in the top five in fundraising for the past six years.